The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-12-08
Daily Observations

ing up rapidly here. 1t takes money, an,
lots of it, to build great enterprises, bu
these ought to be pushed to completion
in some shape Mrs. E. G. Powell ha
been quite i'll for a day or two. "A meet
ing was held at M. E. Church tonight t.
make arrangements for Christmas exer
cises of some kind. The little fellows O
the M. E. School have never yet beer
forgotten, at Christmas time, and it is t.
be hoped they will have an unusual.
Merry Christmas" this year. In /;
little poem printed last week a wor(
dropped out of the last line of the fourth
stanza, making the reading decidedly
awkward. The children have fine
time coasting on the Pearl street hill
near Nieuvahner's. Arch. Howe is con-
siderably afflicted with rheumatism. =.
The new stores that started on Main
street a few weeks ago, and quit shortly
afterward. used the old-time catch OF
making a run on cheap sugar, and per-
haps few other articles, to get up trade.
We are not certain that it pays to sell
goods below cost, to gain custom.
THURsDAY-Robert Lynch, the old
Soldier, who died night before last, was
buried to-day. Francis Smith Post turn
ed out gun squad and quite number
of comrades, under Commander DUNCAN,
and the burial was conducted by the G.
A. R., the funeral service by Rev. J. E.
Rudisill, of M. E. Church. This old
gentleman had gone through with much
badly suffering. having been physically
broken down for years. A short time
ago, rendered respondent by his suffer-
ing, he attempted suicide, but unsuccess-
fully. 1t was with feelings of deep sad
ness the comrades laid the old Soldier to
rest on the snow-clad hill. The dull
crack of the muskets of the frry party,
seemed to be mocking the boasted
strength of manhood, and the echoes
seemed to speak of the uncertainty of the
time of human life, and the Importance
of being ready to obey the final orders.
Uncle Bobby Lynch will long be remem-
bered by his comrades here, who extended
their sympathy to the family The
theatrical troupe which played here to-
night certainly has one of the best Bands
that ever visited this place.
FRIDAY.-We had pleasant call to-
day from Charles Richards, of Berlin.
Jim. Poor has returned to Jackson. We
knew Jim. would get tired of poor, sleepy
old Gallipolis, soon. "A cold drizzling
rain this evening. G. w. Lake butcher
ed beef, and is selling part of it in town
at six cents pound. 1.-The bad weather
has stopped work, temporarily, on the
Nail Mill. The timbers are so snowy and
c1fv !, H., l. L.
them with safety THE Snyder-Inman
case attracted considerable attention in
Court to-day. There were arguments by
Tripp for Snyder, and j. L. Jones for In
man. Miss Inman was acquitted by the
Jury. The girl was charged with steal
ing a lot of valuables from Miss Snyder.
1t seems to be pretty well demon
strated that Jackson is a good town for
small shows to stay away from. The
Baldwin Company, with good troupe,
lost money, and the Muldoon crowd, an
excellent combination, made little or
nothing. :. Lincoln Dever and wife are
in town to-day. Charley Smith now
has one of the prettiest white teams in
the country. They are four-year-olds
we believe, snow-white, and excellent
travellers. They were purchased from
Ripley Eubanks. Charley is quite proud
of his fine turnout, and well be may be
=. The boys are skating on the creeks
to-day. But there was very little water
to freeze. An old furnaceman was
speaking of wells, and their relation to
coal mines, and cited the instance of a |
well dug On Main street property. the
well being not more than fifteen to
twenty feet from the entrance of the
original Orange Shaft, and but few feet |
above the Shaft, yet a good vein of water
was found in the well. So it seems that |
there is no cause for alarm at the digging
out of the coal under the wells.
SATURDAY.-A daughter of M. G. |
Keenan, is dead. James McKitterick's |
new building at the end of Pearl street |
has the frame up. To-day Henry Jones, |
Will. Nealy, and others, started hunting |
Henry concluded to load his gun in Tripp |
& RidenOur's store, so he loaded "her" up |
and struck out. Some time after he was |
gone the merchants observed his bottle |
of shot solomnly sitting where he had |
loaded the gun, in the store. And he |
couldn't borrow any, for the other boys |
had breech-loaders. There was a large
meeting of Francis Smith Post G. A. r.
tonight, about seventy members being in
attendance. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Com
mander, John CRASHED; Senior Vice Com
mander, James Martin; Junior Vice,
A. H. Matthews; !; Chaplain, J. FL. Mackley; |
o. d. A. McMillin; o. g., Thomas Ryder;
@. NJ, III. G. Miller. Among those who
attended the Grand Army Meeting to-
night from the country, were John
Mccartney, Liberty, Jos. Lyons, Hamil-
ton, W. f. Yearin. Liberty,>T. w. Patter
son, Coal. Mr.. D. S. Barton was made
happy to-day. Walking into Judge
Millers Office to get his pension vouchers,
which would have amounted little over
ninety dollars, the Judge asked him if he
would take a hundred dollars for his
papers. "Oh, yesw replied Uncle Dill
not knowing that the Judge had succeed
ed in having his pension re-rated, with
back pay. After joking the old gentle
man little, the Judge turned the whole |
amount over to him. 1t amounted to
flee hundred and seoe1ty.ttoe dollars. Mr.
Barton has long been sufferer from
that dread disease, chronic diarrhoea. :.
Geo. NJ. Powell, of Wellston. is in town |
to day. 80" Rathburn came down at |
noon, from Wellston. Mr.. Rathburn is a |
man who takes cool, practical view of |
things, and says business is rushing along
at a lively rate, in Wellston. >. Bill
Bennett, of Cove, is in town to-day.
mi
day set apart by the M. E. Conference as
a field day for Temperance. Rev. Rudisill
preached a strong Temperance Sermon